Three more papers worth reading:

• The Changing Face of the Supreme Court by A.E. Dick Howard (University of Virginia School of Law)

  Note: A very nice descriptive look at the evolution of the Court along multiple dimensions since the Warren Court years.

• Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Do Justices Tip Their Hands with Questions at Oral Argument in the U.S. Supreme Court? by Timothy R. Johnson (University of Minnesota),  Ryan C. Black (Michigan State University – Department of Political Science), Jerry Goldman, and Sarah Treul                                                                                                                                                       Note: One of the earlier empirical pieces to examine how the Justices questioning at oral arguments correlates with their votes on the merits.
• The Political Ideologies of American Lawyers by Adam Bonica (Stanford University Department of Political Science), Adam S. Chilton (University of Chicago – Law School), and Maya Sen (Harvard University – Harvard Kennedy School (HKS))
  Note: While the ideology of judges is a common topic for empirical study this is one of the few pieces to look at the ideology of lawyers based on campaign contribution data.